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The Raging Tide

1951 · 93 min

A moody, salt-sprayed noir that trades city shadows for the rocking deck of a fishing boat, where guilt and decency slowly collide.

Tagline
Not even the fury of the lashing sea ... could match the raging passions that bound them !
Overview
A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
George Sherman
Written by
Ernest K. Gann
Starring
Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford, Alex Nicol, John McIntire, Tito Vuolo, Chubby Johnson
Music
Frank Skinner
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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